Beanbag Tossing Game Assembly

ABSTRACT

A beanbag tossing game assembly for entertainment and competition includes a pair of panels, which are rectangularly shaped, and a plurality of bags. Each of a pair of braces is coupled to a respective panel proximate to a rear edge of the panel. The brace and a front edge of the respective panel are configured to be positioned on a substantially horizontal surface so that the respective panel is transverse to the substantially horizontal surface with a user selectable separation between the front edges of the panels. Each of a plurality of holes is positioned in a respective panel proximate to the rear edge of the respective panel. The hole is configured to receive a respective bag tossed by a player as part of a tossing game.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to game assemblies and more particularly pertainsto a new game assembly for entertainment and competition.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to game assemblies.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a pair of panels, which are rectangularly shaped,and a plurality of bags. Each of a pair of braces is coupled to arespective panel proximate to a rear edge of the panel. The brace and afront edge of the respective panel are configured to be positioned on asubstantially horizontal surface so that the respective panel istransverse to the substantially horizontal surface with a userselectable separation between the front edges of the panels. Each of aplurality of holes is positioned in a respective panel proximate to therear edge of the respective panel. The hole is configured to receive arespective bag tossed by a player as part of a tossing game.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric perspective view of a beanbag tossing gameassembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through6 thereof, a new game assembly embodying the principles and concepts ofan embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the beanbag tossing gameassembly 10 generally comprises a pair of panels 12, which arerectangularly shaped, and a plurality of bags 14. The panels 12 aresubstantially rigid and may comprise wood, or other substantially rigidmaterial, such as, but not limited to, metal, plastic, and the like.

Each of a pair of frames 16, which are rectangularly shaped and sizedcomplementarily to the panels 12, is coupled to and extendsperpendicularly from a perimeter 18 of a respective panel 12 so that theframe 16 is positioned to rigidify the respective panel 12.

Each of a pair of braces 20 is coupled to a respective panel 12proximate to a rear edge 22 of the panel 12. The brace 20 and a frontedge 24 of the respective panel 12 are configured to be positioned on asubstantially horizontal surface so that the respective panel 12 istransverse to the substantially horizontal surface with a userselectable separation between the front edges 24 of the panels 12.

Each brace 20 comprises a pair of legs 26, as shown in FIG. 4. Each leg26 is coupled to a respective opposing side 28 of the frame 16 of therespective panel 12. The frame 16 is configured to elevate the frontedge 24 above the substantially horizontal surface. The pair of legs 26is configured to elevate the rear edge 22 relative to the front edge 24.The legs 26 may be pivotally coupled to the frame 16, as shown in FIG.3, so that the legs 26 are selectively positionable in a stowedconfiguration and a deployed configuration. In the stowed configuration,the legs 26 are substantially parallel to the respective panel 12. Inthe deployed configuration, the legs 26 extend transversely to therespective panel 12 and are configured to be positioned on thesubstantially horizontal surface.

Each bag 14 defines an interior space 30 that is substantially occupiedby a filler 32. The filler 32 is granular and comprises at least one ofcorn, resin pellets, and beans. The plurality of bags 14 comprises a setof first sacks 34 and a set of second sacks 36. The set of first sacks34 has at least one of a color, texture, and pattern that is differentthan at least one of a color, texture, and pattern of the set of secondsacks 36 so that the set of first sacks 34 and the set of second sacks36 are distinguishable. The set of first sacks 34 and the set of secondsacks 36 are equivalently numbered. The set of first sacks 34 maycomprise four first sacks 34 and the set of second sacks 36 may comprisefour second sacks 36, as shown in FIG. 1.

Each of a plurality of holes 38 is positioned in a respective panel 12proximate to the rear edge 22 of the respective panel 12. The hole 38 isconfigured to receive a respective bag 14 tossed by a player as part ofa tossing game. Prior art beanbag tossing game assemblies have panelswhich each have only one, circularly shaped hole. The present inventionprovides panels 12 that each may have multiple holes 38, which may beirregularly positioned, and which may have shapes that are not circular.

The plurality of holes 38 comprises from four holes 38, which arepositioned two apiece in each panel 12, to eight holes 38, which arepositioned four apiece in each panel 12. As shown in FIG. 2, theplurality of holes 38 may comprise six holes 38 that are positionedthree apiece in each panel 12. Each hole 38 has a respective area sothat the plurality of holes 38 comprises holes 38 that have a variety ofareas. Differentially sized holes 38 provide an opportunity to increasethe challenge and excitement of playing a tossing game with the assembly10 relative to prior art beanbag tossing game assemblies that havepanels with only one.

The plurality of holes 38 comprises a pair of first apertures 40, a pairof second apertures 42, and a pair of third apertures 44. Each firstaperture 40 is positioned proximate to a first rear corner 46 of arespective panel 12. Each second aperture 42 is positioned proximate toa second rear corner 48 of a respective panel 12. Each third aperture 44is positioned equally distant from the first rear corner 46 and thesecond rear corner 48 of a respective panel 12.

The second aperture 42 may be distal to the rear edge 22 relative to anassociated first aperture 40 and the third aperture 44 may be distal tothe rear edge 22 relative to an associated second aperture 42, as shownin FIG. 2.

The third apertures 44, the second apertures 42, and the first apertures40 may be circularly shaped, as shown in FIG. 2, or alternativelyshaped, such as, but not limited to, rectangularly shaped, squarelyshaped, ovally shaped, triangularly shaped, and the like. The thirdapertures 44 are circumferentially larger than the second apertures 42.The second apertures 42 are circumferentially larger than the firstapertures 40.

The assembly 10 also comprises a scoring means 50 that is configured totrack a score of a tossing game that is played by a set of players whotoss bags 14 from a position proximate to one of the panels 12 towardthe other of the panels 12 with points being awarded when a bag 14passes through a respective hole 38 or comes to rest on an upper surface52 of the other of the panels 12.

The scoring means 50 comprises a base 54 that is coupled to a bottom 56of a post 58. The base 54 is configured to support the post 58substantially vertically relative to the substantially horizontalsurface. The base 54 comprises a pair of first planks 60 and a pair ofsecond planks 62. The first planks 60 are coupled singly to a front face64 and a rear face 66 of the post 58. Each first plank 60 extends past arespective opposing edge 68 of the post 58. The pair of second planks 62is coupled singly to the opposing edges 68 of the post 58 and extendopposingly from the post 58 so that the pair of first planks 60 and thepair of second planks 62 are coplanar.

A plurality of channels 70 is positioned in the post 58 in a pair ofrows 72. Each row 72 extends linearly from proximate to a top 74 towardthe bottom 56 of the post 58. The pair of rows 72 is positioned singlyin the opposing edges 68 of the post 58. Each row 72 comprises twentychannels 70. Each channel 70 extends angularly into the post 58 so thatthe channel 70 extends from the opposing edge 68 toward the bottom 56 ofthe post 58. The plurality of channels 70 also comprises two channels 70that are positioned in the top 74 of the post 58, as shown in FIG. 1.

Indicia 76 are coupled to the post 58, as shown in FIG. 5. Each indicium76 is positioned proximate to a respective channel 70 of one of the rows72 and an associated channel 70 of the other of the rows 72. Theindicium 76 is configured to indicate a number for the respectivechannel 70 and the associated channel 70, for example, 0 through 21 asshown in FIG. 1. Each of a set of pegs 78 is selectively insertable intoa respective channel 70 to indicate a score for a player of the tossinggame. The respective channel 70 extending angularly into the post 58helps in retaining the peg 78. The set of pegs 78 comprises from two tofour pegs 78. With four pegs 78, the pegs 78 of each player can be“hopped” for sequentially scoring the tossing game, as one hops pegs inscoring a cribbage game.

The assembly 10 also comprises an instruction 80 that comprises a set ofrules 82 to play and scoring the tossing game. For example, theinstruction 80 may prescribe a separation of the front edges 24 of thepanels 12, a means of selecting the tossing order for the players orteams of players, a means of scoring, including points assigned for eachhole 38, and a method for breaking a tie between the players or theteams of players.

In use, the panel 12 are positioned on the substantially horizontalsurface with the front edges 24 facing and at a desired or prescribedseparation and with the rear edges 22 elevated relative to the frontedges 24 by the braces 20. The players then toss the bags 14 from aposition proximate to one of the panels 12 toward the other of thepanels 12 with points being awarded when a bag 14 passes through arespective hole 38 or comes to rest on the upper surface 52 of the otherof the panels 12.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the elements is present, unlessthe context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

1. A beanbag tossing game assembly comprising: a pair of panels, thepanels being rectangularly shaped; a pair of braces, each brace beingcoupled to a respective panel proximate to a rear edge of the panelwherein the brace and a front edge of the respective panel areconfigured for positioning on a substantially horizontal surface suchthat the respective panel is transverse to the substantially horizontalsurface with a user selectable separation between the front edges of thepanels; a plurality of bags; and a plurality of holes, each hole beingpositioned in an associated one of said panels proximate to the rearedge of the associated panel, said plurality of holes being arrangedsuch that each panel has three holes with all holes in each respectivepanel having different respective areas, a forward edge of each holebeing spaced a different distance from a front edge of said associatedpanel relative to each other hole in said associated panel, said holesin each associated panel being laterally spaced across said associatedpanel such that said associated panel is continuous and unperforatedextending in a straight line from each said hole to said front edge ofsaid associated panel.
 2. The assembly of claim 1, further including thepanels being substantially rigid.
 3. The assembly of claim 2, furtherincluding the panels comprising wood.
 4. The assembly of claim 1,further comprising: a pair of frames, the frames being rectangularlyshaped and sized complementarily to the panels, each frame being coupledto and extending perpendicularly from a perimeter of a respective panelsuch that the frame is positioned for rigidifying the respective panel;and each brace comprising a pair of legs, each leg being coupled to arespective opposing side of the frame of the respective panel whereinthe frame is configured for elevating the front edge above thesubstantially horizontal surface and wherein the pair of legs isconfigured for elevating the rear edge relative to the front edge. 5.The assembly of claim 4, further including the legs being pivotallycoupled to the frame such that the legs are selectively positionable ina stowed configuration, wherein the legs are substantially parallel tothe respective panel, and a deployed configuration wherein the legsextend transversely to the respective panel and are configured forpositioning on the substantially horizontal surface.
 6. The assembly ofclaim 1, further comprising: each bag defining an interior space, theinterior space being substantially occupied by a filler, the fillerbeing granular, the filler comprising at least one of corn, resinpellets, and beans; and the plurality of bags comprising a set of firstsacks and a set of second sacks, the set of first sacks having at leastone of a color, texture, and pattern different than at least one of acolor, texture, and pattern of the set of second sacks such that the setof first sacks and the set of second sacks are distinguishable, the setof first sacks and the set of second sacks being equivalently numbered.7. The assembly of claim 6, further including the set of first sackscomprising four first sacks and the set of second sacks comprising foursecond sacks.
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 11. Theassembly of claim 1, further including the plurality of holescomprising: a pair of first apertures, each first aperture beingpositioned proximate to a first rear corner of a respective panel; apair of second apertures, each second aperture being positionedproximate to a second rear corner of a respective panel; and a pair ofthird apertures, each third aperture being positioned equally distantfrom the first rear corner and the second rear corner of a respectivepanel.
 12. The assembly of claim 11, further comprising: the secondaperture being distal to the rear edge relative to an associated firstaperture; and the third aperture being distal to the rear edge relativeto an associated second aperture.
 13. The assembly of claim 11, furtherincluding the third apertures, the second apertures, and the firstapertures being circularly shaped, the third apertures beingcircumferentially larger than the second apertures, the second aperturesbeing circumferentially larger than the first apertures.
 14. Theassembly of claim 1, further including a scoring means configured fortracking a score of a tossing game played by a set of players tossingbags from a position proximate to one of the panels toward the other ofthe panels with points being awarded when a bag passes through arespective hole or comes to rest on an upper surface of the other of thepanels.
 15. The assembly of claim 14, further including the scoringmeans comprising: a post; a base coupled to a bottom of the post whereinthe base is configured for supporting the post substantially verticallyrelative to the substantially horizontal surface; a plurality ofchannels positioned in the post, the channels being positioned in a pairof rows, each row extending linearly from proximate to a top toward thebottom of the post, the pair of rows being positioned singly in opposingedges of the post; indicia coupled to the post, each indicium beingpositioned proximate to a respective channel of one of the rows and anassociated channel of the other of the rows wherein the indicium isconfigured for indicating a number for the respective channel and theassociated channel; and a set of pegs, each peg being selectivelyinsertable into a respective channel for indicating a score for a playerof the tossing game, the set of pegs comprising from two to four pegs.16. The assembly of claim 15, further including the base comprising apair of first planks and a pair of second planks, the first planks beingcoupled singly to a front face and a rear face of the post, each firstplank extending past a respective one of the opposing edges of the post,the pair of second planks being coupled singly to the opposing edges ofthe post and extending opposingly from the post such that bottom edgesof each of the pair of first planks and each of the pair of secondplanks are coplanar.
 17. The assembly of claim 15, further comprising:each row comprising twenty channels, each channel extending angularlyinto the post such that the channel extends from the opposing edgetoward the bottom of the post; and the plurality of channels comprisingtwo channels positioned in the top of the post.
 18. The assembly ofclaim 1, further including an instruction sheet comprising a set ofrules for playing and scoring a tossing game.
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A beanbag tossing gameassembly comprising: a pair of panels, the panels being rectangularlyshaped, the panels being substantially rigid, the panels comprisingwood; a pair of frames, the frames being rectangularly shaped and sizedcomplementarily to the panels, each frame being coupled to and extendingperpendicularly from a perimeter of a respective panel such that theframe is positioned for rigidifying the respective panel; a pair ofbraces, each brace being coupled to a respective panel proximate to arear edge of the panel wherein the brace and a front edge of therespective panel are configured for positioning on a substantiallyhorizontal surface such that the respective panel is transverse to thesubstantially horizontal surface with a user selectable separationbetween the front edges of the panels, each brace comprising a pair oflegs, each leg being coupled to a respective opposing side of the frameof the respective panel wherein the frame is configured for elevatingthe front edge above the substantially horizontal surface and whereinthe pair of legs is configured for elevating the rear edge relative tothe front edge, the legs being pivotally coupled to the frame such thatthe legs are selectively positionable in a stowed configuration, whereinthe legs are substantially parallel to the respective panel, and adeployed configuration wherein the legs extend transversely to therespective panel and are configured for positioning on the substantiallyhorizontal surface; a plurality of bags, each bag defining an interiorspace, the interior space being substantially occupied by a filler, thefiller being granular, the filler comprising at least one of corn, resinpellets, and beans, the plurality of bags comprising a set of firstsacks and a set of second sacks, the set of first sacks having at leastone of a color, texture, and pattern different than at least one of acolor, texture, and pattern of the set of second sacks such that the setof first sacks and the set of second sacks are distinguishable, the setof first sacks and the set of second sacks being equivalently numbered,the set of first sacks comprising four first sacks and the set of secondsacks comprising four second sacks; a plurality of holes, each holebeing positioned in an associated one of said panels proximate to therear edge of the associated panel, said plurality of holes beingarranged such that each panel has three holes with all holes in eachrespective panel having different respective areas, a forward edge ofeach hole being spaced a different distance from a front edge of saidassociated panel relative to each other hole in said associated panel,said holes in each associated panel being laterally spaced across saidassociated panel such that said associated panel is continuous andunperforated extending in a straight line from each said hole to saidfront edge of said associated panel, the plurality of holes comprising:a pair of first apertures, each first aperture being positionedproximate to a first rear corner of a respective panel, a pair of secondapertures, each second aperture being positioned proximate to a secondrear corner of a respective panel, the second aperture being distal tothe rear edge relative to an associated first aperture, and a pair ofthird apertures, each third aperture being positioned equally distantfrom the first rear corner and the second rear corner of a respectivepanel, the third aperture being distal to the rear edge relative to anassociated second aperture, the third apertures, the second apertures,and the first apertures being circularly shaped, the third aperturesbeing circumferentially larger than the second apertures, the secondapertures being circumferentially larger than the first apertures; ascoring means configured for tracking a score of a tossing game playedby a set of players tossing bags from a position proximate to one of thepanels toward the other of the panels with points being awarded when abag passes through a respective hole or comes to rest on an uppersurface of the other of the panels, the scoring means comprising: apost, a base coupled to a bottom of the post wherein the base isconfigured for supporting the post substantially vertically relative tothe substantially horizontal surface, the base comprising a pair offirst planks and a pair of second planks, the first planks being coupledsingly to a front face and a rear face of the post, each first plankextending past a respective opposing edge of the post, the pair ofsecond planks being coupled singly to the opposing edges of the post andextending opposingly from the post such that bottom edges of each of thepair of first planks and each of the pair of second planks are coplanar,a plurality of channels positioned in the post, the channels beingpositioned in a pair of rows, each row extending linearly from proximateto a top toward the bottom of the post, the pair of rows beingpositioned singly in the opposing edges of the post, each row comprisingtwenty channels, the plurality of channels comprising two channelspositioned in the top of the post, each channel extending angularly intothe post such that the channel extends from the opposing edge toward thebottom of the post, indicia coupled to the post, each indicium beingpositioned proximate to a respective channel of one of the rows and anassociated channel of the other of the rows wherein the indicium isconfigured for indicating a number for the respective channel and theassociated channel, and a set of pegs, each peg being selectivelyinsertable into a respective channel for indicating a score for a playerof the tossing game, the set of pegs comprising from two to four pegs;and an instruction sheet comprising a set of rules for playing andscoring the tossing game.